the necessary

noun

British, informal

: whatever is needed for some purpose

I'll do the necessary to get the job done.

Examples of the necessary in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The pillars of maintaining safe and secure facilities and preparing people for reentry can only be realized if the Bureau of Prisons is provided the necessary resources. — Scott Peyton, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026

There’s reason to believe FORM 2026 might indeed reach the necessary level. — Katie Bain, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2026

Increasing the lithium content could make the necessary defects more readily available, allowing the low migration barrier of the underlying crystal framework to contribute more fully to ionic conductivity. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026

From a pharmaceutical point of view, this opened the door to the creation of chiral drugs containing only the necessary version of the molecule, achieving greater precision and lower side effects. — Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 7 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for the necessary

• accretionary
• apothecary
• bicentenary
• certiorari
• concessionary
• concretionary
• confectionary
• confectionery
• constabulary
• contemporary
• deflationary
• depositary